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SCA: security update for studio-42/elfinder (GHSA-wph3-44rj-92pr)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 420038

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - elFinder is an open-source file manager for web, written in JavaScript using jQuery UI. Several
 vulnerabilities affect elFinder 2.1.58. These vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary
 code and commands on the server hosting the elFinder PHP connector, even with minimal configuration. The
 issues were patched in version 2.1.59. As a workaround, ensure the connector is not exposed without
 authentication. (CVE-2021-32682)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wph3-44rj-92pr

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 420038

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32682

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2021

Exploitable With

Metasploit (elFinder Archive Command Injection)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-32682